Phantoms and Flyers sold out at PPL Center

Workers began painting lines and designs on the ice at the arena at PPL Center, Allentown, Friday, September 19, 2014

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Lehigh Valley Phantoms Battle on Hamilton is a sellout

If you don't have a ticket for the first puck drop at Allentown's new PPL Center, you're probably out of luck.

Late Thursday, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms announced a sellout for the 5 p.m. Saturday "Battle on Hamilton" inter-squad scrimmage with select members of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, the parent club for the Phantoms of the AHL, who are debuting in the arena this season.

"The support from the Lehigh Valley community for this event has been absolutely tremendous," Phantoms executive vice president Chris Porreca said in a release. "We're looking forward to kicking off the hockey season in front of a full house and know it's just the start of great things to come."

Saturday's game time is 5 p.m. The original set of tickets printed for the event had an incorrect time.

The PPL Center will host 40 Phantoms games – two AHL exhibitions plus 38 regular season home games – in the 2014-15 season as the team looks to emerge from five seasons of missing the playoffs.

Philadelphia Flyers take on the Washington Capitals during their rookie game Tuesday at the Virtua Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees N.J. (CHRIS KNIGHT / SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL)

The Phantoms open the exhibition season at home 7:05 p.m. Wednesday against the East Division rival Hershey Bears, and host the Albany Devils 7:05 p.m. Saturday.

The regular season kicks off 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena, home of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

The regular season home opener takes place 7:05 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 against the Adirondack Flames, the AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames. The Flames moved into Glens Falls as a result of the Phantoms moving to the Lehigh Valley.

Tickets for both exhibition contests are available at the PPL Center Box Office, 701 Hamilton Street, by phone at 610-347-8499, or online at pplcenter.com/tickets.

Information on season tickets and affordable partial-season plans is available by calling 610-224-GOAL (4625).